Witch Dance [Import]

Witch Dance [Import]

Track Listings

1. The Gathering (Intro

2. Witch Dance

3. Messenger

4. Bring Out The Brave

5. Wash Your Sins Away

6. Behind Your Eyes

7. Wake Up The World

8. Man Of Peace

9. The Eternal Curse

10. Agadir (Instrumental)

11. Dreamer

12. Tell Me More (Bonus Track)

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Japanese edition of the Swedish metal act's 2002 album includes one Japanese only bonus track, 'Tell Me More' (feat. Magnus on vocals). 12 tracks in all.

Customer Reviews:

breakdown by cd........2007-01-14

CD1-7:SYMPHONIES 1-9

CD8:PIANO CONCERTO

CD9:VIOLIN CONCERTO & CELLO CONCERTO

CD10-11:REQUIEM

CD12-13:STABAT MATER

CD14:PIANO TRIOS OP.90 "DUMKY" & 21

CD15:PIANO TRIOS OP.65 & 26

CD16:PIANO QUARTETS

CD17:PIANO QUINTETS

CD18:STRING QUINTETS

CD19-20:MUSIC FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO

C21:SERENADE/HAUSMUSIK

CD22-31:THE COMPLETE STRING QUARTETS

CD32:SLAVONIC DANCES OP.46 & 72

CD33:PIANO DUET SLAVONIC DANCES

CD34:PIANO DUET LEGENDS FROM THE BOHEMIAN FOREST

CD35:PIANO WORKS

CD36-37:RUSALKA

CD38-40:SYMPHONIC POEMS

I'm not a music expert.......2005-08-25

I don't know too much about music. I own over 700 cds, but I don't play music and I don't have much experience with this music. My only point of reference was the ninth symphony, seeing as every other piece in this box set was new to me. It sounds fine, nothing wrong with it as far as I can see.

Now, here's what you'll get in this box set, seeing as Amazon does not give it a description. 40 cds! no joke, you get 40 cds in this box set. It features:
1. Complete symphonies
2. Complete symphonic poems
3. Cello concerto
4. Piano concerto
5. Violin concerto
6. Requiem
7. Stabat Mater
8. Slavonic Dances
9. Complete String quartets
10. Chamber music
11. Piano Works (solo and duet)
12. Rusalka

As far as I can tell, the only things missing are The Spectre's Bride and Jacobin. Seeing as it is 40 cds, i have not had an opportunity to listen to it, however what i have heard i have been quite satisfied with.

The Complete Gilbert & Sullivan (Box Set)

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Don't underestimate those "unknown" Operettas!!
A few details
Wonderful set, if a little inconsistent at times.

The Complete Gilbert & Sullivan (Box Set)

Manufacturer: Decca
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Gilbert & Sullivan - The Mikado / Eric Idle, Lesley Garrett, Richard Van Allan, Felicity Palmer, Richard Angas, Bonaventura Bottone, Susan Bullock, English National Opera

ASIN: B00008LJEO
Release Date: 2003-05-13

Customer Reviews:

Don't underestimate those "unknown" Operettas!!.......2005-07-07

This is, as far as I know - the only way of buying the "official" recordings of "The Grand Duke" and "Utopia" - which seem to be otherwise out of print!! Several of the others are not that easy to get either.

In any case - most people getting this set will already have the Mikado, and very probably Pirates and Pinafore for that matter, so you're really getting it for the others.

So just for the record - someone has to say this!

The Mikado is (of course) a wonderful piece, but it enjoys its long running status as the most successful of all the G&S operettas very largely for "extra-musical" reasons. It is visually so wonderful, with all those great authentic costumes, and the whole idea of satirising English institutions by pretending they are Japanese is of course brilliantly funny.

Again, Pirates and Pinafore enjoy a lot of their acclaim simply because we have heard them so often. And at least part of the initial success of these (admittedly very funny and entertaining) pieces was the vogue for "nautical drama" on the popular Victorian stage.

Iolanthe, Ruddigore, and Yoemen are all MUCH stronger musically than any of what another reviewer here keeps calling the "trilogy". Patience, Princess Ida, and the Gondoliers all excel either "nautical" operetta, at least musically, although not, perhaps, the Mikado. And I have had a lot of fun listening to my recording of the Sorcerer - although I think most at least of the other G&S operettas are even more interesting.

As for "Trial by Jury" it is really another thing altogether - but in its kind the most perfect thing either Gilbert or Sullivan had anything to do with!

This leaves Utopia and the Grand Duke.

Both of these were produced after the long running friendship between G&S had soured, and they have been sadly neglected ever since. Utopia is none the less both musically beautiful and very funny, and well worth taking an effort to come to grips with. The main point of the satire (which many commentators and reviewers seem to miss) is the way that the English language and British (especially English) institutions were being adopted, often rather uncritically, by countries around the world (most, but not all, of them members of the British Empire, of course). India is perhaps the country Gilbert had most in mind, but you could set it in any of a dozen other countries. The residual problems this has left in the post-colonial world ensure that this work is still far from dated. In some ways this operetta is about globalisation! What could possibly be LESS dated than that!

The Grand Duke, on the other hand, is a bit of an odd man out - I suppose you still have to say it is the weakest of all the G&S efforts. It's the ONLY one that didn't score a very respectable run on its first outing. Surprisingly, however, if an attempt is made to duplicate the musical and (especially) dialogue cuts that G&S would have done themselves if they had not by this time been at each other's throats all the time, a very entertaining piece can be made of it. I was very agreeably surprised by the Ohio Light Opera recording, which does just that - and I am coming round to the idea that the only thing really wrong with the Duke is that it is too long.

ANYWAY:

For all people (especially callow youth) who remain convinced that G&S only wrote three operettas worth listening to - all I can say is, buy this set, and give the lesser known ones a chance. Make sure you have a libretto in your hands as you listen, of course. It may even just need a single hearing in some cases, but otherwise, be patient. In the meantime, you really cannot have any conception of what you are missing.

A few details.......2004-03-28

This 24-CD album consists of 12 plastic cases, each with a thin booklet giving background and plot summaries for the works on its 2 enclosed CD's. Most of the album consists of 15 operettas, 2 of which (Cox and Box, The Zoo) have texts not by Gilbert and 7 of which (The Sorcerer, Princess Ida, The Mikado, Ruddigore, Yeomen of the Guard, Utopia Limited, The Grand Duke) omit most of the spoken dialogue. Before listening to any of these operettas that you don't know well, you'll want to obtain a copy of its text so you can read along and not miss any of the words or the wit.

Wonderful set, if a little inconsistent at times........2003-07-07

If you thought that the Sargent set of G&S opera recordings was gargantum enough, then this D'Oyly Carte cycle is even more gargantum. Although it is more expensive (because of the four extra operas that the Sargent cycle did not include), this complete 24-CD set is like a joy to behold. There is a debate as to whether this is better than the Sargent cycle, but I like to think that this is a delight from first disc to last, because of the idiomatic sense of polish that these recordings seem to have, and are given a life that makes them able to breathe well. This is all thanks to Isidore Godfrey and Royston Nash's conducting. I know that the performances may not be entirely consistent (this is evident when you compare the performance and recording quality of Mikado and Pirates with those of Gondoliers and Pinafore), but this is only a matter of personal preference. The 1960s performances were given more sumptuous and well-detailed recordings than the 1970s recordings, made when the performing style was not so fresh. But anyway, I still think that this is definitely a good buy for anyone who loves G&S. Even with the consistency of Sargent's cheaper EMI set, I would still say: do go ahead to invest in the set because of the liveliness and style in this complete G&S cycle that Sargent never (hardly ever) tackles. The only thing is: I would also like to suggest complementing it with the 1957 Decca D'Oyly Carte recordings of Mikado and Pirates, recently released by the Sounds on CD label, so that these recordings can do justice to the enormous spirit of these operas.

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remarkable evocation of a bygone style
Wodehouse the magnificent
The Rolls Royce of Zez Confrey recordings.

Zez Confrey Piano Rolls and Scores

Manufacturer: Warner Classics
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ASIN: B00007KMNW
Release Date: 2003-04-01

Tracks:

Dizzy Fingers
The Red Lantern
By The Waters Of The Minnetonka
Novelette
Waltz Mirage
Greenwich Witch
Afghanistan
Kitten On The Keys
Kinda Careless
The Sheik Of Araby
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Fantasy Of Today

Customer Reviews:

remarkable evocation of a bygone style.......2003-07-25

In some ways, Artis Wodehouse's Disklavier realization of Zez Confrey's lighter-than-air pianistic joyrides is an even more impressive accomplishment than her previous restorations of Gershwin and Jelly Roll Morton piano rolls. Confrey's novelty style seems the truest musical embodiment of F. Scott Fitzgerald. It is fascinating to hear the spirit of the 20s come to life in such a nerve titillating way. Especially remarkable are the selections hand played by Ms. Wodehouse into the Disklavier. Though they are designated on the jacket liner notes, by ear it is impossible to tell the difference-- a tribute to the complete success and seamless integrity of her stylistic resurrection.

Wodehouse the magnificent.......2003-04-25

I've heard Artis Wodehouse play in other venues and she is an artist of the most amazing versatility and profound knowledge, not to mention astounding energy. This CD is exciting to listen to, friends play in their workplaces to add zip to life there. It will bring you tremendous enjoyment.

The Rolls Royce of Zez Confrey recordings........2003-04-10

If you already know and enjoy Zez Confrey's music, this disc belongs in your collection. If Confrey is unknown to you, this disc still belongs in your collection, unless of course you find joyful, exuberant piano music to be repugnant.

For those new to Confrey, here's a brief description:

Edward Elzear Confrey (known to all as Zez) was a self-described composer of novelty piano music, his way of trying to describe music that was at once influenced by ragtime, early jazz, popular songs, and classical composers, particularly Debussy and MacDowell. His music rarely if ever aspires to emotional profundity, but its sheer joy, bounce, and tunefulness make it hard to put down once you've started, whether as listener or pianist. As an amateur pianist, I've been playing Zez Confrey's music for 20 years. The reactions I have gotten from people over the years have been consistently the same; "Wow! Who wrote that?", and "Are there recordings of this music I can buy?". Now, this disc gives me an easy answer to the second question.

This disc is Artis Wodehouse's fourth disc devoted to her amazing humanized piano rolls. The first two covered a good cross-section of George Gershwin's piano rolls, while a third was a collection of piano rolls by Jelly Roll Morton. This is easily her finest work since the first "Gershwin plays Gershwin" disc in 1993.

Zez Confrey, like his contemporaries George Gershwin and Jelly Roll Morton, left behind a well-rounded collection of acoustic gramophone recordings as well as paper piano rolls. The least sophisticated of these paper rolls merely captured the notes that the pianist played and nothing more. Once the roll was published and sold, it was the job of the consumer, operating his or her own reproducing piano, to mechanically add pedaling, rubato, and dynamics as he or she saw fit. However, the most sophisticated reproducing rolls captured not only the notes but the pedaling, rubato, and dynamics used by the pianist, often with uncanny accuracy. All paper rolls allowed the pianist the option of post-production editing, e.g., removing wrong notes, and in popular music such as this, adding dazzling "third hand" counterpoint effects that made the end result unplayable by a human pianist. Confrey was one the best at this, and he uses this technique liberally throughout the rolls on this disc. (For those of you familiar with Confrey's "Kitten on the Keys" or "Dizzy Fingers" in their standard published versions, you're in for a treat once you hear Confrey's souped up three-handed versions presented here.) Still, even the best of these paper rolls played back on the best reproducing pianos could never be mistaken by an astute listener for a human being (two-handed or otherwise). There was always a discernible gap between playing produced in the human realm and that of the mechanical realm, that is until relatively recently. The explosion of digital technology has allowed such things as computerized reproducing pianos like the Yamaha Disklavier to become a readily available reality. Recordings made and played back on such pianos are virtually indistinguishable from live human performances. It wasn't long before people like Artis Wodehouse starting exploring ways to apply this technology to the old paper rolls, finally enabling listeners to experience what it might have been like to hear pianists like Gershwin, Morton, and Confrey recorded in the flesh, and in modern sound. By taking the information encoded on these old paper rolls and feeding it into a Yamaha Disklavier system, she has been able narrow the gap between human playing and mechanical playing to the point of near nonexistence. Through careful study of Confrey's actual playing from acoustic recordings, Wodehouse has softened the mechanical edges, painstakingly adding those qualities that distinguished Confrey's playing in the flesh, effectively making each roll indistinguishable from an actual human performance.

On the first Gershwin disc from 1993, several of the rolls she chose had been previously recorded in their original paper roll form. Having heard these original paper roll recordings, listening to Artis Wodehouse's humanized versions of these same rolls was like seeing an old film before and then after restoration. In short, it was a revelation.

This new Zez Confrey disc easily lives up to these high standards Wodehouse set for herself, indeed this disc may even set the bar higher. This time around, not only is Wodehouse working from two different types of paper rolls, she is actually playing some of the pieces herself, works that Confrey did not record, but that deserve a place on any disc of Confrey's music. The joyful bounce and rhythmic snap of her playing so perfectly matches Confrey's own playing that it becomes impossible to tell which tracks are hers and which are Confrey's. The result is an amazingly seamless and unified blend of musicianship, scholarship, technological know-how, with an astute understanding of the individual elements that made Confrey's playing unique. Whether as pianist or digital editor, with this CD, Wodehouse has done more for Confrey's music than has anyone before her. The results are well worth hearing.

Citizen Kane: The Classic Film Scores of Bernard Herrmann
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Great music, superb recording, and a couple of added treats

An essential recording

Citizen Kane: The Classic Film Scores of Bernard Herrmann

Manufacturer: RCA
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000003EM9
Release Date: 1991-03-08

Tracks:

On Dangerous Ground:The Death Hunt Bernard Herrmann
Citizen Kane:Prelude/Xanadu/Snow Picture - Bernard Herrmann
Citizen Kane:Theme&Variations (Breakfast Montage) - Bernard Herrmann
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Hangover Square: Concerto Macabre For Pno And Orch
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White Witch Docotor: Abduction Of The Bakuba Boy/The Skulls
White Witch Doctor: Lonni Bound By Ropes/Departure

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Great music, superb recording, and a couple of added treats.......2005-06-11

I treasured several of these Gerhardt/NPO film score releases on cassette as a film-fan teen, and this CD is no different. Gerhardt's interpretations of these selections (with Herrmann present at the sessions) are stunning, true to the original compositions, with all the passion and grandeur that they deserve without having to conform to a) screen timing, and b) the limitations of monaural optical film soundtrack methods of the time. As another reviewer pointed out, Herrmann is known for his great Hitchcock film scores, but his other work was no less marvelous. (Typical example, his score for THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL, making exceptional use of piano, deep bass brass and the unusual but appropriate Theremin.)

An intriguing footnote.... For CITIZEN KANE's portrayal of Susan Alexander's disastrous opera debut, Herrmann needed a grand opera excerpt that could convey the pandemonium, confusion, and Wagnerian excess of an opera, and showcase the soprano as having a legitimate voice, but one incapable of matching a smothering orchestra arrangement. No such selection from grand opera sufficed, so Herrmann composed his own. His fictitious SALAMMBO recitative and aria astutely illustrate in abstract, subtextual musical syntax the anguish that Alexander felt participating in Kane's delusion that she would be a great opera star. In fact, the libretto is derived from Racine's "Phedre," in which the heroine begs her lover to kill her and release her from shame. For the film, the light lyric soprano Herrmann used was appropriately overwhelmed by the thunderous arrangement. For this June, 1974, recording, a truly capable, genuine opera star (a then up-and-coming pro named Kiri Te Kanawa ... yes you read that correctly, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa) was recruited. She matches the orchestra, and you can hear SALAMMBO as it was written by Herrman. It's the jewel of this recording.

Finally, that these Gerhardt/NPO recordings are available on CD with Dolby Surround encoding is NO gimmick. (This info is missing from the Product Details, but the large cover image indicates the encoding.) These analog recordings sound FABULOUS with a receiver in Dolby Surround, Pro Logic, or Pro Logic II Music decoding. (I don't recommend you use "movie" settings, as the music isn't really meant to be channeled to Left, Right, and Center.) In straight stereo, or Surround, you can hear Herrman's music as clear as if you were in the concert hall. This CD is a must-have for Herrmann fans, and home theatre aficionados.

An essential recording.......2000-10-11

This CD is an essential addition to any film score collection. It's the best recording in the RCA "Classic Film Scores" series conducted by the late Charles Gerhardt; unlike many of the other entries in the series, this disc favors substantial, extended suites over brief snippets. Bernard Herrmann personally selected the works to be included; he was also present (and played a significant role) at the recording sessions.

Gerhardt's readings of excerpts from "Citizen Kane" are flawless and have never been surpassed; the performance of the "Salammbo" aria (by then-little-known soprano Kiri Te Kanawa) is dazzling. "Beneath the Twelve-Mile Reef" and "White Witch Doctor," two forgotten Fox films from 1953, are represented by suites replete with brilliant coloristic effects, including the bizarre and disturbing sounds of the serpent in "White Witch Doctor," and the bold and evocative use of nine (!) harps to illustrate underwater scenes in "Beneath the Twelve-Mile Reef." Pianist Joaquin Achucarro's performance of the intense "Concerto Macabre" from "Hangover Square" (1945) makes a convincing case for this work as an independent piece of concert music, and the brief but ferocious "Death Hunt" from the 1951 film noir "On Dangerous Ground" is a perfect curtain-raiser.

Herrmann is mainly known for his collaborations with Alfred Hitchcock, but if you only know his scores for "Hitch," you're missing an entirely different side to Herrmann. This disc provides an ideal cross-section of his wildly creative approach to more traditional Hollywood films; it's also one of the best film music anthologies ever recorded. Buy this; you won't be disappointed.

Apres Le Plie
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Apres Le Plie
Lisa Harris
Manufacturer: The Orchard
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00006AAUX
Release Date: 2002-07-02

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Slow Plie 3/4 The Way
Plie 3/4 I Dreamed A Dream
Plie 3/4 On My Own
Slow Tendu 4/4 Castle On A Cloud
Slow Tendu 4/4 Pachelbel's Canon In D
Slow Tendu 4/4 The Strager
Slow Tendu 4/4 New York State Of Mind
Tendu 4/4 Singing In The Rain
Tendu 4/4 Makin' Whoopie
Tendu 4/4 Tarantella
Tendu 4/4 On The Street Where You Live
Tendu 4/4 Honeysuckle Rose
Quicker Tendu 4/4 S'wondering
RDJ 3/4 Stars
RDJ 3/4 Goodnite Saigon
Fondu 3/4 Empty Chairs At Empty Tables
Fondu 3/4 He Loves And She Loves
Fondu 3/4 Polovtsian Dance
Frappe 2/4
Petit Battement 2/4 I Won't Dance
Petit Battement 2/4 C Minor
Petit Battement 2/4 D Major
Petit Battement 2/4 A Minor
Petit Battement 2/4 Stop Time
Petit Battement 2/4 Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead
Adagio 3/4 Theme And Variations
Adagio 3/4 Unexpected Song
Adagio 3/4 This Masquerade
Adagio 3/4 Sleeping Beauty
Adagio 3/4 Bayadere
Stretch 3/4 I've Never Been In Love Before
Grand Battement 4/4 Climb Every Mountain
Port De Bras 4/4 Tell Me On A Sunday
Port De Bras 6/8
Adagio 3/4 Yesterday
Adagio 4/4 Papa You Can Hear Me
Tendu 4/4 Can't We Be Friends
Tendu 4/4 Theme And Variations
Tendu 4/4 Lady Be Good
Tendu 4/4 Paper Moon
Slow Pirouette 3/4 Alice/Skating In Central Park
Slow Pirouette 3/4 Angel Eyes
Pirouette 3/4 I'll Take Romance
Piroutte 3/4 Etudes
Pirouette 3/4 Carmen
Pirouette 3/4 When I'm Dancing
Tango Pirouette 4/4 Tango Medly
Tango Pirouette 4/4 Begin The Beguine
Jump 6/8 Ballet Mix
Jump 4/4 C Jump
Jump 6/8 C Jump
Jump 4/4 Rodeo
Boys Jump Polka In C
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Big Waltz Ballet Extravaganza

Dvorák: The Complete Published Orchestral Works

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20 Hours of Dvorak at a Bargain Price

Dvorák: The Complete Published Orchestral Works

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ASIN: B0001FYRB2
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Finale: Allegreto
Allegretto
Molto Moderato
Allegro Giusto
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Allegro Giusto

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Poco Adagio
Scherzo: Allegro Con Brio
Finale: Allegreto Con Fuoco
Allegro Con Moto
Allegretto Grazioso
Un Poco Allegretto E Grazioso
Andante Con Moto
Andante

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Allegro Vivace
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Scherzo: Furiant: Presto
Finale: Allegro Con Spirito

Tracks:

Allegro
Andante Sostenuto E Molto Cantabile
Scherzo: Allegro Feroce
Finale: Allegro Con Brio
Allegro Con Brio
Adagio
Allegretto Grazioso - Molto Vivace
Allegro, Ma Non Troppo

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Allegro, Ma Non Troppo
Andante, Con Moto
Andante Con Moto, Quasi L'istesso Tempo - Allegro Scherzando
Finale: Allegro Molto
Allegro Maestoso
Poco Adagio
Scherzo Vivace - Poco Meno Mosso
Finale: Allegro

Tracks:

Adagio- Allegro Molto
Largo
olto Vivace
Allegro Con Fuoco
Sumphonic Variations, Op. 78

Tracks:

Allegro Agitato - Jeno Jando
Andante Sostenuto
Allegro Con Fuoco
The Water Goblin, Symphonic Poem, Op. 107

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Allegro Ma Non Troppo - Ilya Kaler
Adagio Ma Non Troppo - Ilya Kaler
Allegro Giocoso, Ma Non Troppo - Ilya Kaler
Romance For Violin And Orchestra In F Minor, Op. 11 - Ilya Kaler
Mazurka For Violin And Orchestra, Op. 49 - Alexander Trostianski

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Adagio Ma Non Troppo - Maria Kliegel
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Walderuhe For Cello And Orchestra, Op. 68/5 - Dmitry Yablonsky
Rondo For Cello And Orchestra, Op. 94 - Dmitry Yablonsky

Tracks:

No. 1 In C Major
No. 2 In E Minor
No. 3 In A Flat Major
No. 4 In F Major
No. 5 In A Major
No. 6 In D Major
No. 7 In C Minor
No. 8 In G Minor
No. 1 In B Major
No. 2 In E Minor
No. 3 In F Major
No. 4 In D Flat Major
No. 5 In B Flat Minor
No. 6 In B Flat Major
No. 7 In C Major
No. 8 In A Flat Major

Tracks:

Rhapsody, Op. 14
No. 1
No. 2
No. 3

Tracks:

The Noon Witch, Op. 108
The Golden Spinning-Wheel, Op. 109
The Wild Dove, Op. 110

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Moderato
Tempo Di Valse
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Larghetto
ale: Allegro Vivace
Moderato, Quasi Marcia - Oslo Philharmonic Wind Soloists
Minuetto - Oslo Philharmonic Wind Soloists
Andante Con Moto - Oslo Philharmonic Wind Soloists
Allegro Molto - Oslo Philharmonic Wind Soloists
Notturno In B Major, Op. 40
Five Prague Waltzes
Polka In B Flat Major, Op. 53 A / 1

Tracks:

I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
Preludium (Pastorale)
Polka
Sousedska (Minuetto)
Romance (Romanza)
Fineal (Furiant)
Andante Con Moto
Adagio
onderato (Alla Polacca)
Andante
Allegro
Polonaise In E Flat Major
Festival March, Op. 54

Tracks:

King And Charcoal Burner, Overture
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Prelude To Act 2
Ballet Music From Act 3
Overture
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Infernal Dance From Act 2
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Overture
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Dmitrij, Overture
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A Hero's Son, Op. 111

Customer Reviews:

20 Hours of Dvorak at a Bargain Price.......2004-08-03

This 17-CD set collects together in one box all the published orchestral works of Antonin Dvorak. It's neatly done: each CD is in a paper envelope and there is a 51-page booklet (with knowledgable and helpful notes for each disc) all fitted into a cardboard box no thicker than that ordinarily used for a two-CD opera recording. All this music has been issued previously on separate discs or sets by Naxos and most of it is, if I'm not mistaken, still available that way. But this collection is one easy way to scoop up all of Dvorak's orchestral music at once. There is much music here that is almost never heard, certainly not in the concert hall and even on CD. For instance, I cannot recall ever seeing a recording (and I know I've never heard in performance) Dvorak's 'Intermezzi.' And the rarely-heard 'Legends' are nicely done here by Stephen Gunzenhauser and the Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra. Of course, the name of the orchestra tells you something: some of these performances were recorded before the breakup of Czechoslovakia into Slovakia and the Czech Republic. Yes, some of the recordings go back to the late 1980s. No matter - the sound is quite acceptable throughout.

There are numerous participants in these recordings, many of them orchestras in the Czecho-Slovak area, as well as the Polish National Radio Orchestra, the Russian Philharmonic and even London's Royal Philharmonic (in a smashing performance, with Maria Kliegel, sure one of our best current cellists, in the Cello Concerto). Conductors include Gunzenhauser, Antoni Wit, Camilla Kolchinsky, Dmitry Yablonsky, Michael Halasz, Zdenek Kosler, Libor Pesek, and Robert Stankovksy.

Obviously one wouldn't buy this set for the most familiar Dvorak pieces - the 'New World' Symphony, the Cello Concerto, the Slavonic Dances - if that was all one was interested in. There are too many fine performances of those already on the market. But how many of you have recordings of poorly known but top-drawer works like the 'Czech Suite,' the 'American Suite,' (it is fashionable to dismiss this suite, but it's actually one of Dvorak's best), or some of the orchestral music from his many operas--overtures to 'King and Charcoal Burner,' 'The Jacobin,' 'Kate and the Devil,' 'Rusalka'? All of these, and more, are here. I recently returned from a trip and the only music I took along was this box of Dvorak. I never got sated, or bored, by it.

I was also quite taken by the performance of one of my favorite pieces by Dvorak, his 'Wind Serenade,' here played by the Oslo Philharmonic Wind Soloists. And there are marvelous performances by Gunzenhauser and the Polish NRSO of 'The Noon Witch,' 'The Golden Spinning Wheel,' and (a particular favorite of mine) 'The Wild Dove.'

And then there's the super-bargain Naxos price. This is an easy recommendation for the music lover in the market for this specific collection of music.

Scott Morrison

Gilbert & Sullivan - Operettas / Pro Arte Orchestra · Sir Malcolm Sargent

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Gilbert & Sullivan - Operettas / Pro Arte Orchestra · Sir Malcolm Sargent
Gilbert & Sullivan , Sir Malcolm Sargent , and Monica Sinclair, George Baker, Heather Harper, Elizabeth Harwood Owen Brannigan
Manufacturer: EMI Classics
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ASIN: B00005MIZS
Release Date: 2001-11-20

Tracks:

HMS Pinafore: Overture - Arthur Sullivan
HMS Pinafore: Act I: We Sail The Ocean Blue - Arthur Sullivan
HMS Pinafore: Act I: Hail, Men-o'war's Men - Monica Sinclair
HMS Pinafore: Act I: I'm Called Little Buttercup - Monica Sinclair
HMS Pinafore: Act I: But Tell Me, Who's The Youth - Monica Sinclair
HMS Pinafore: Act I: The Nightingale Sighed For The Moon's Bright Ray - Monica Sinclair
HMS Pinafore: Act I: A Maiden Fair To See - Richard Lewis
HMS Pinafore: Act I: My Gallant Crew, Good Morning - John Cameron
HMS Pinafore: Act I: I Am The Captain Of The Pinafore - John Cameron
HMS Pinafore: Act I: Sir, You Are Sad - Monica Sinclair
HMS Pinafore: Act I: Sorry Her Lot Who Loves Too Well - Elsie Morison
HMS Pinafore: Act I: Over The Bright Blue Sea - John Cameron
HMS Pinafore: Act I: I Am The Monarch Of The Sea - George Baker
HMS Pinafore: Act I: When I Was A Lad I Served A Term - George Baker
HMS Pinafore: Act I: A British Tar Is A Soaring Soul - Richard Lewis
HMS Pinafore: Act I: Refrain, Audacious Tar - Elsie Morison
HMS Pinafore: Act I: Can I Survive This Overbearing - Elsie Morison
HMS Pinafore: Act I: Oh Joy, Oh Rapture Unforseen - Elsie Morison
HMS Pinafore: Act I: The Nightingale Sighed For The Moon's Bright Ray - Elsie Morison
HMS Pinafore: Act I: Let's Give Three Cheers - Elsie Morison
HMS Pinafore: Act I: Entr'acte - Elsie Morison
HMS Pinafore: Act II: Fair Moon To Thee I Sing - Elsie Morison
HMS Pinafore: Act II: Things Are Seldom What They Seem - Monica Sinclair
HMS Pinafore: Act II: The Hours Creep On Apace - Elsie Morison

Tracks:

HMS Pinafore: Act II: Never Mind The Why And Wherefore - Elsie Morison
HMS Pinafore: Act II: Kind Captain, I've Important Information - John Cameron
HMS Pinafore: Act II: Carefully On Tiptoe Stealing - Elsie Morison
HMS Pinafore: Act II: Pretty Daughter Of Mine - Richard Lewis
HMS Pinafore: Act II: Farewell My Own - Monica Sinclair
HMS Pinafore: Act II: A Many Years Ago - Monica Sinclair
HMS Pinafore: Act II: Oh Joy, Oh Rapture Unforseen - Monica Sinclair
Trial By Jury: Hark, The Hour Of Ten Is Sounding - John Cameron
Trial By Jury: Now Jurymen Hear My Advice - John Cameron
Trial By Jury: Is This The Court Of The Exchequer? - Richard Lewis
Trial By Jury: When First My Old, Old Love I Knew - Richard Lewis
Trial By Jury: Silence In Court... All Hail Great Judge - George Baker
Trial By Jury: When I, Good Friends, Was Called To The Bar - George Baker
Trial By Jury: Swear Thou The Jury - John Cameron
Trial By Jury: Where Is The Plaintiff? - John Cameron
Trial By Jury: Comes The Broken Flower - Elsie Morison
Trial By Jury: Oh, Never, Never, Never - George Baker
Trial By Jury: May It Please You, My Lud! - John Cameron
Trial By Jury: That She Is Reeling Is Plain To Me - Elsie Morison
Trial By Jury: Oh, Gentlemen, Listen, I Pray - Richard Lewis
Trial By Jury: That Seems A Reasonable Proposition - George Baker
Trial By Jury: A Nice Dilemma We Have Here - Elsie Morison
Trial By Jury: I Love Him, I Love Him - Elsie Morison
Trial By Jury: The Question, Gentlemen, Is One Of Liquor - Elsie Morison
Trial By Jury: Oh Joy Unbounded - Elsie Morison

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The Pirates Of Penzance: Overture - Arthur Sullivan
The Pirates Of Penzance: Act I: Pour, Oh Pour The Pirate Sherry - John Cameron
The Pirates Of Penzance: Act I: When Frederic Was A Little Lad - Monica Sinclair
The Pirates Of Penzance: Act I: Oh, Better Far To Live And Die - James Milligan
The Pirates Of Penzance: Act I: Oh, False One, You Have Deceived Me! - Monica Sinclair
The Pirates Of Penzance: Act I: What Shall I Do?... Climbing Over Rocky Mountain - Heather Harper
The Pirates Of Penzance: Act I: Stop, Ladies, Pray! - Heather Harper
The Pirates Of Penzance: Act I: Oh, Is There Not One Maiden Breast? - Elsie Morison
The Pirates Of Penzance: Act I: Oh, Sisters, Deaf To Pity's Name - Elsie Morison
The Pirates Of Penzance: Act I: Poor Wandering One - Elsie Morison
The Pirates Of Penzance: Act I: What Ought We To Do? - Elsie Morison
The Pirates Of Penzance: Act I: Stay, We Must Not Lose Our Senses - Richard Lewis
The Pirates Of Penzance: Act I: Here's A First Rate Opportunity - Arthur Sullivan
The Pirates Of Penzance: Act I: Hold, Monsters! - Heather Harper
The Pirates Of Penzance: Act I: I Am The Very Model Of A Modern Major-General - George Baker
The Pirates Of Penzance: Act I: Oh, Men Of Dark And Dismal Fate - George Baker
The Pirates Of Penzance: Act I: I'm Telling A Terrible Story - George Baker
The Pirates Of Penzance: Act I: O Master, Hear One Word - Monica Sinclair
The Pirates Of Penzance: Act I: Pray Observe The Magnanimity - Elsie Morison

Tracks:

The Pirates Of Penzance: Act II: Oh, Dry The Glistening Tear - Elsie Morison
The Pirates Of Penzance: Act II: Now, Frederic, Let Your Escort Lion-hearted - George Baker
The Pirates Of Penzance: Act II: When The Foeman Bears His Steel - Heather Harper
The Pirates Of Penzance: Act II: Now For The Pirates' Lair - Richard Lewis
The Pirates Of Penzance: Act II: Young Frederic! - Monica Sinclair
The Pirates Of Penzance: Act II: When You Had Left Our Pirate Fold - Monica Sinclair
The Pirates Of Penzance: Act II: Away, Away! My Heart's On Fire - Monica Sinclair
The Pirates Of Penzance: Act II: All Is Prepared - Richard Lewis
The Pirates Of Penzance: Act II: Stay, Frederic, Stay! - Richard Lewis
The Pirates Of Penzance: Act II: Ah, Leave Me Not To Pine - Richard Lewis
The Pirates Of Penzance: Act II: In 1940 I Of Age Shall Be - Richard Lewis
The Pirates Of Penzance: Act II: No, I'll Be Brave - Elsie Morrison
The Pirates Of Penzance: Act II: Though In Body And In Mind - Owen Brannigan
The Pirates Of Penzance: Act II: When A Felon's Not Engaged In His Employment - Owen Brannigan
The Pirates Of Penzance: Act II: A Rollicking Band Of Pirates We - Owen Brannigan
The Pirates Of Penzance: Act II: With Cat-like Tread - John Cameron
The Pirates Of Penzance: Act II: Hush, Hush! Not A Word - Richard Lewis
The Pirates Of Penzance: Act II: Softly Sighing To The River - George Baker
The Pirates Of Penzance: Act II: Now What Is This, And What Is That - Arthur Sullivan
The Pirates Of Penzance: Act II: Frederic Here! Oh Joy! - Monica Sinclair
Overtures: The Sorcerer - Arthur Sullivan
Overtures: Cox And Box - Arthur Sullivan
Overtures: Princess Ida - Arthur Sullivan
Overture In C (In Memoriam) - Arthur Sullivan

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Patience: Overture - Arthur Sullivan
Patience: Act I: Twenty Lovesick Maidens We - Monica Sinclair
Patience: Act I: Still Brooding On Their Mad Infatuation - Glyndebourne Festival Chorus
Patience: Act I: I Cannot Tell What This Love May Be - Glyndebourne Festival Chorus
Patience: Act I: The Soldiers Of Our Queen - John Shaw
Patience: Act I: In A Doleful Train... Twenty Lovesick Maidens We - Heather Harper
Patience: Act I: When I First Put This Uniform On - John Shaw
Patience: Act I: Am I Alone And Unobserved? - George Baker
Patience: Act I: Long Years Ago, Fourteen Maybe - George Baker
Patience: Act I: Prithee Pretty Maiden - Elsie Morison
Patience: Act I: Let The Merry Cymbals Sound - Elizabeth Harwood
Patience: Act I: Now Tell Us, We Pray You - Elizabeth Harwood
Patience: Act I: Your Maiden Hearts - Alexander Young
Patience: Act I: Come Walk Up And Purchase With Avidity - Monica Sinclair
Patience: Act I: True Love Must Single-hearted Be - Elizabeth Harwood
Patience: Act I: I Hear The Soft Note... But Who is This? - Elizabeth Harwood

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Patience: Act II: On Such Eyes As Maidens Cherish - Elizabeth Harwood
Patience: Act II: Sad Is That Woman's Lot - Monica Sinclair
Patience: Act II: Turn, Oh Turn In This Direction - Elizabeth Harwood
Patience: Act II: A Magnet Hung In A Hardware Shop - John Cameron
Patience: Act II: Love Is A Plaintive Song - Elsie Morison
Patience: Act II: So Go To Him And Say To Him - Monica Sinclair
Patience: Act II: It's Clear That Medieval Art Alone Retains Its Zest - Alexander Young
Patience: Act II: If Saphir I Choose To Marry - Elizabeth Harwood
Patience: Act II: When I Go Out Of Door - George Baker
Patience: Act II: I'm A Waterloo House Young Man - Elizabeth Harwood
Patience: Act II: After Much Debate Internal - Elizabeth Harwood
Irish - Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Irish - Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
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Iolanthe: Overture - Pro Arte Orchestra
Iolanthe: Act I: Tripping Hither, Tripping Thither - April Cantelo
Iolanthe: Act I: Iolanthe! - Monica Sinclair
Iolanthe: Act I: Good Morrow, Good Mother - April Cantelo
Iolanthe: Act I: Fare Thee Well, Attractive Stranger - Monica Sinclair
Iolanthe: Act I: Good Morrow, Good Lover - Elsie Morison
Iolanthe: Act I: None Shall Part Us From Each Other - Elsie Morison
Iolanthe: Act I: Loudly Let The Trumpet Bray! - Marjorie Thomas
Iolanthe: Act I: The Law Is The True Embodiment - George Baker
Iolanthe: Act I: My Well-loved Lord And Guardian Dear - Elsie Morison
Iolanthe: Act I: Of All The Young Ladies I Know - Elsie Morison
Iolanthe: Act I: Nay, Tempt Me Not - Elsie Morison
Iolanthe: Act I: Spurn Not The Nobly Born - Alexander Young
Iolanthe: Act I: My Lords, It May Not Be - Elsie Morison
Iolanthe: Act I: A Shepherd I - Alexander Young
Iolanthe: Act I: When I Went To The Bar As A Very young Man - George Baker
Iolanthe: Act I: When Darkly Looms The Day - Elsie Morison
Iolanthe: Act I: Oh, Shameless One, Terrible! - Elsie Morison
Iolanthe: Act I: In Babyhood Upon Her Lap I Lay - Elsie Morison
Iolanthe: Act I: For Riches And Rank I Do Not Long - Elsie Morison
Iolanthe: Act I: To You I Give My Heart - Elsie Morison
Iolanthe: Act I: Tripping Hither Tripping Thither - April Cantelo
Iolanthe: Act I: The Lady Of My Love - Monica Sinclair
Iolanthe: Act I: Go Away, Madam - Monica Sinclair
Iolanthe: Act I: Oh, Chancellor Unwary - Monica Sinclair
Iolanthe: Act I: With Strephon For Your Foe - Monica Sinclair

Tracks:

Iolanthe: Act II: When All Night Long A Chap Remains - Pro Arte Orchestra
Iolanthe: Act II: Strephon's A Member Of Parliament - April Cantelo
Iolanthe: Act II: When Britain Really Ruled The Waves - April Cantelo
Iolanthe: Act II: In Vain To Us You Plead - April Cantelo
Iolanthe: Act II: Oh, Foolish Fay - Monica Sinclair
Iolanthe: Act II: Though P'r'aps I May Incur Your Blame - Elsie Morison
Iolanthe: Act II: Love, Unrequited, Robs Me Of My Rest - George Baker
Iolanthe: Act II: When You're Lying Awake With A Dismal Headache - George Baker
Iolanthe: Act II: If You Go In You're Sure To Win - Alexander Young
Iolanthe: Act II: If We're Weak Enough To Tarry - Elsie Morison
Iolanthe: Act II: My Lord, A Suppliant At Your Feet I Kneel - Marjorie Thomas
Iolanthe: Act II: He Loves! If In The Bygone Years - Marjorie Thomas
Iolanthe: Act II: It May Not Be - Monica Sinclair
Iolanthe: Act II: Soon As We May - Monica Sinclair
Iolanthe, Act II: Overture Di Ballo - Pro Arte Orchestra

Tracks:

The Mikado: Overture - Pro Arte Orchestra
The Mikado: Act I: If You Want To Know Who We Are - John Cameron
The Mikado: Act I: Gentlemen, I Pray You Tell Me - Richard Lewis
The Mikado: Act I: A Wand'ring Minstrel, I - Richard Lewis
The Mikado: Act I: Our Great Mikado, Virtuous Man - John Cameron
The Mikado: Act I: Young Man, Despair - Richard Lewis
The Mikado: Act I: And Have I Journey'd For A Month - Richard Lewis
The Mikado: Act I: Behold The Lord High Executioner! - John Cameron
The Mikado: Act I: As Some Day It May Happen - John Cameron
The Mikado: Act I: Comes A Train of Little Ladies - Elsie Morison
The Mikado: Act I: Three Little Maids From School - Elsie Morison
The Mikado: Act I: So Please You, Sir, We Much Regret - Elsie Morison
The Mikado: Act I: Were You Not To Ko-Ko Plighted - Elsie Morison
The Mikado: Act I: I Am So Proud - John Cameron
The Mikado: Act I: With Aspect Stern - Elsie Morison
The Mikado: Act I: Your Revels Cease - Monica Sinclair

Tracks:

The Mikado: Act II: Braid The Raven Hair - Elsie Morison
The Mikado: Act II: The Sun, Whose Rays Are All Ablaze - Elsie Morinson
The Mikado: Act II: Brightly Dawns Our Wedding Day - Elsie Morison
The Mikado: Act II: Here's A How-de-do! - Elsie Morison
The Mikado: Act II: Miya Sama, Miya Sama - Monica Sinclair
The Mikado: Act II: A More Humane Mikado - John Cameron
The Mikado: Act II: The Criminal Cried - John Cameron
The Mikado: Act II: See How The Fates Their Gifts Allot - Monica Sinclair
The Mikado: Act II: The Flowers That Bloom In The Spring - Elsie Morison
The Mikado: Act II: Alone, And Yet Alive - Monica Sinclair
The Mikado: Act II: Hearts Do Not Break - Monica Sinclair
The Mikado: Act II: On A Tree By A River A Little Tom-tit - Sir Geraint Evans
The Mikado: Act II: There Is Beauty In The Bellow Of The Blast - Sir Geraint Evans
The Mikado: Act II: For He's Gone And Married Yum-Yum - Elsie Morison

Tracks:

Ruddigore: Overture - Pro Arte Orchestra
Ruddigore: Act I: Fair Is Rose As Bright May Day - Elsie Morison
Ruddigore: Act I: Sir Rupert Murgatroyd - Monica Sinclair
Ruddigore: Act I: If Somebody There Chanced To Be - Elsie Morison
Ruddigore: Act I: I Know A Youth Who Loves A Little Maid - Elsie Morison
Ruddigore: Act I: From The Briny Sea - Elsie Morison
Ruddigore: Act I: I Shippd, D'ye See, In A Revenue Sloop - Richard Lewis
Ruddigore: Act I: My Boy, You May Take It From Me - George Baker
Ruddigore: Act I: The Battle's Roar Is Over - Elsie Morison
Ruddigore: Act I: In Sailing O'er Life's Ocean Wide - Elsie Morison
Ruddigore: Act I: Cheerily Carols The Lark - Pamela Bowden
Ruddigore: Act I: To A Garden Full of Posies - Pamela Bowden
Ruddigore: Act I: Welcome Gentry For Your Entry - Glyndebourne Festival Chorus
Ruddigore: Act I: Oh, Why Am I Moody And Sad? - Owen Brannigan
Ruddigore: Act I: You Understand? - Richard Lewis
Ruddigore: Act I: Hail The Bride of Seventeen Summers - Glyndebourne Festival Chorus
Ruddigore: Act I: When The Buds Are Blossoming - Monica Sinclair
Ruddigore: Act I: Hold, Bride And Bridegroom - Elizabeth Harwood
Ruddigore: Act I: Oh, Happy The Lily - Elizabeth Harwood

Tracks:

Ruddigore: Act II: I Was Once As Meek As A Newborn Lamb - George Baker
Ruddigore: Act II: Happily Coupled Are We - Elsie Morison
Ruddigore: Act II: In Bygone Days I Had Thy Love - Elsie Morison
Ruddigore: Act II: Painted Emblems Of A Race - Elizabeth Harwood
Ruddigore: Act II: When The Night Wind Howls - Elizabeth Harwood
Ruddigore: Act II: He Yields! He Yields! - Elizabeth Harwood
Ruddigore: Act II: I Was Once A Very Abandoned Person - Owen Brannigan
Ruddigore: Act II: My Eyes Are Fully Open - George Baker
Ruddigore: Act II: There Grew A Little Flower - Monica Sinclair
Ruddigore: Act II: Oh, Happy The Lily - Elizabeth Harwood
The Tempest:Incidental Music: I. Introduction - City Of Brimingham Symphony Orchestra
The Tempest:Incidental Music: IV. Prelude Act III - City Of Brimingham Symphony Orchestra
The Tempest:Incidental Music: VI. Banquet Dance - City Of Brimingham Symphony Orchestra
The Tempest:Incidental Music: VII. Overture Act IV - City Of Brimingham Symphony Orchestra
The Tempest:Incidental Music: X. Dance Of The Nymphs And Reapers - City Of Brimingham Symphony Orchestra
The Tempest:Incidental Music: XI. Prelude Act V - City Of Brimingham Symphony Orchestra
The Tempest:Incidental Music: XIIc. Epilogue - City Of Brimingham Symphony Orchestra
The Merchant Of Venice: Suite: I. Introduction - City Of Brimingham Symphony Orchestra
The Merchant Of Venice: Suite: III. Bourree - City Of Brimingham Symphony Orchestra
The Merchant Of Venice: Suite: V. A La Valse - City Of Brimingham Symphony Orchestra
The Merchant Of Venice: Suite: VII. Finale - City Of Brimingham Symphony Orchestra

Tracks:

The Yeomen Of The Guard: Overture - Pro Arte Orchestra
The Yeomen Of The Guard: Act I: When Maiden Loves - Marjorie Thomas
The Yeomen Of The Guard: Act I: Tower Warders, Under Orders - John Carol Case
The Yeomen Of The Guard: Act I: When Are Gallant Norman Foes - Monica Sinclair
The Yeomen Of The Guard: Act I: Alas, I Waver To And Fro - Alexander Young
The Yeomen Of The Guard: Act I: Is Life A Boon? - Richard Lewis
The Yeomen Of The Guard: Act I: Here's A Man Of Jollity - Monica Sinclair
The Yeomen Of The Guard: Act I: I Have A Song To Sing O! - Monica Sinclair
The Yeomen Of The Guard: Act I: How Say You Maiden - Elsie Morison
The Yeomen Of The Guard: Act I: I've Jibe And Joke - Sir Geraint Evans
The Yeomen Of The Guard: Act I: 'Tis Done! I Am A Bride - Elsie Morison
The Yeomen Of The Guard: Act I: Were I Thy Bride - Marjorie Thomas
The Yeomen Of The Guard: Act I: Oh, Sergeant Meryll, Is It True? - Monica Sinclair

Tracks:

The Yeomen Of The Guard: Act II: Night Has Spread Her Pall Once More - Monica Sinclair
The Yeomen Of The Guard: Act II: A Private Buffoon Is A Light-hearted Loon - Sir Geraint Evans
The Yeomen Of The Guard: Act II: Here-upon We're Both Agreed - Owen Brannigan
The Yeomen Of The Guard: Act II: Free From His Fetters Grim - Richard Lewis
The Yeomen Of The Guard: Act II: Strange Adventure! - Monica Sinclair
The Yeomen Of The Guard: Act II: Hark! What Was That, Sir? - Elsie Morison
The Yeomen Of The Guard: Act II: A Man Who Would Woo A Fair Maid - Elsie Morison
The Yeomen Of The Guard: Act II: When A Wooer Goes A-wooing - Elsie Morison
The Yeomen Of The Guard: Act II: Rapture, Rapture! - Monica Sinclair
The Yeomen Of The Guard: Act II: Comes The Pretty Young Bride - Monica Sinclair

Tracks:

The Gondoliers: Overture - Pro Arte Orchestra
The Gondoliers: Act I: List And Learn, Ye Dainty Roses - Glyndebourne Festival Chorus
The Gondoliers: Act I: Good Morrow, Pretty Maids - Helen Watts
The Gondoliers: Act I: For The Merriest Fellows - James Milligan
The Gondoliers: Act I: Buon'giorno, Signorine - Richard Lewis
The Gondoliers: Act I: We're Called Gondolieri - Richard Lewis
The Gondoliers: Act I: And Now To Chose Our Brides - Elsie Morison
The Gondoliers: Act I: Thank You, Gallant Gondolieri - Elsie Morison
The Gondoliers: Act I: From The Sunny Spanish Shore - Monica Sinclair
The Gondoliers: Act I: In Enterprise Of Martial Kind - Monica Sinclair
The Gondoliers: Act I: O Rapture, When Alone - Alexander Young
The Gondoliers: Act I: There Was A Time - Alexander Young
The Gondoliers: Act I: I Stole The Prince - Monica Sinclair
The Gondoliers: Act I: But Bless My Heart - Owen Brannigan
The Gondoliers: Act I: Try We Life-Long - Monica Sinclair
The Gondoliers: Act I: Bridegroom And Bride - Glyndebourne Festival Chorus
The Gondoliers: Act I: When A Merry Maiden Marries - Marjorie Thomas
The Gondoliers: Act I: Kind Sir, You Cannot Have The Heart - Elsie Morison
The Gondoliers: Act I: Do Not Give Way - Elsie Morison
The Gondoliers: Act I: Then One Of Us Will Be A Queen - Elsie Morison
The Gondoliers: Act I: Replying We Sing - Richard Lewis
The Gondoliers: Act I: For Everyone Who Feels Inclined - Richard Lewis
The Gondoliers: Act I: Come, Let's Away - Elsie Morison
The Gondoliers: Act I: Then Away They Go To An Island Fair - Elsie Morison

Tracks:

The Gondoliers: Act II: Of Happiness The Very Pith - Richard Lewis
The Gondoliers: Act II: Rising Early In The Morning - John Cameron
The Gondoliers: Act II: Take A Pair Of Sparkling Eyes - Richard Lewis
The Gondoliers: Act II: Here We Are, At The Risk Of Our Lives - Elsie Morison
The Gondoliers: Act II: Dance A Cachucha, Fandango, Bolero - Glyndebourne Festival Chorus
The Gondoliers: Act II: There Lived A King - Richard Lewis
The Gondoliers: Act II: In A Contemplative Fashion - Elsie Morison
The Gondoliers: Act II: With Ducal Pomp And Ducal Pride - Monica Sinclair
The Gondoliers: Act II: On The Day When I Was Wedded - Monica Sinclair
The Gondoliers: Act II: To Help Unhappy Commoners - Sir Geraint Evans
The Gondoliers: Act II: Small Titles And Orders - Monica Sinclair
The Gondoliers: Act II: I Am A Courtier Brave And Serious - Monica Sinclair
The Gondoliers: Act II: Here Is A Case Unprecedented - Elsie Morison
The Gondoliers: Act II: Now Let The Royal Lieges Gather Round - Helen Watts
The Gondoliers: Act II: The Royal Prince - Helen Watts
Cello Concerto in D: I. Allegro Moderato - Julian Lloyd Webber
Cello Concerto in D: II. Andante Espressivo - Julian Lloyd Webber
Cello Concerto in D: III. Molto Vivace - Julian Lloyd Webber

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The advent of stereo brought forth two competing Gilbert and Sullivan cycles that retain their classic status in divergent ways. Seasoned Savoyards lean towards Decca's D'Oyly Carte recordings, where the use of singing actors and inclusion of dialogue add up to a palpable theatrical experience. By contrast, EMI's competing cycle featured some of Britain's finest operatic singers of the 1950s and '60s, who largely command both music and text on equal terms. The nine operettas in this series conducted by Sir Malcolm Sargent--Trial by Jury, HMS Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance, Patience, Iolanthe, The Mikado, Ruddigore, The Yeomen of the Guard, and The Gondoliers--are repackaged in a budget-priced, space-saving box. True, some might contend that Sargent's stoutly moderate tempos downplay the authors' irreverent bite, but at least you can make out every blasted word. And that's important, since EMI includes no librettos, just a synopsis of each work. As a bonus, Sullivan's orchestral forays outside comic opera fill out the discs, including incidental music to The Tempest and The Merchant of Venice, the touching Overture in C ("In Memoriam"), an attractively tuneful Symphony in E, and a fascinating reconstruction of a Cello Concerto, whose autograph and parts perished in a 1964 fire. You simply cannot find a more comprehensive Gilbert and Sullivan bargain than this highly enticing set. Grab it while you can. --Jed Distler

Customer Reviews:

The complete Sargent G&S.......2005-07-08

Actually, its not! But it is a complete edition of the last recordings he ever made of the operettas in question.

The evidence of pre-war Sargent recordings (for instance his earlier "Princess Ida") shows that when he was a little younger he appoached these works with vigour and a stong sense of musical humour. As he mellowed (or got older, anyway) his interpretation of G&S definitely became more personal and reverent (or, if you like, slower). Whether you like this or not is absolutely a matter of taste. There are times when those of us more used to other productions may find a mellow geniality in the music rather than the razor sharp wit we are used to. On balance it has to be said that Sullivan comes off better than Gilbert when you slow things down a bit.

My own personal opinion is that if you only want one performance of each operetta I would look elsewhere. If you love G&S enough to want several recordings of each one - then get these - if only to enjoy a "different" slant on the music.

Nice collection...but you can get a better price........2005-01-20

This boxset is really a gem for Gilber & Sullivan fans and all operetta lovers. I am not going to add more good words on its excellent performance and nice recording, 'cos it has already got enough of them.
I am not complaining about the price of Amazon, but I purchased this boxset in Hong Kong at an extremely attractive price of HK$218, ie US$28. This price is not only for this boxset, but for all EMI boxsets with the same packing, no matter how many CDs are in one box (from 6pcs to 16pcs). I can't understand how this astounding price gap comes into being. Maybe Amazon should contact EMI for a better promotional price.

An operatic approach to G&S.......2004-01-31

In the late 1950s and early 1960s, as soon as the copyright on Gilbert's lyrics expired, EMI began to issue what could have been the complete series of Gilbert & Sullivan collaborations but never quite finished. Of the 14 operettas from "Thespis" to "The Grand Duke," only 9 found their way into the EMI series. In order of composition rather than recordings, they were "Trial by Jury," "HMS Pinafore," "The Pirates of Penzance," "Patience," "Iolanthe," "The Mikado," "Ruddigore," "The Yeomen of the Guard," and "The Gondoliers."

They are all played by the Pro Arte Orchestra under the baton of veteran G&S conductor Sir Malcolm Sargent (who conducted most of the RCA Victor/HMV electric recordings) and feature the soloists and chorus of the Glyndebourne Festival. The only voice familiar to devotees of the earlier recordings is that of George Baker, who had assumed most of the comic roles on many an acoustic and electric recording, although he himself had never appeared in any of those roles on a stage.

Once the days of the mono LP were over, the Decca (overseas) and London (over here) labels were busily issuing stereo versions with D'Oyly Carte casts while EMI was giving them stiff competition with their Glyndebourne people. While the D'Oyly Carte singers were not quite up to their rivals vocally, several of their recordings included the dialogue, which was a bane to some, a blessing to others. However, now that both companies have reissued their complete Gilbert & Sullivan sets in a budget format, you can judge for yourselves which is superior. But it is of the EMI set that I wish to comment here.

It comes in a box of 16 CDs, arranged in the order of composition, except for "Trial by Jury" which follows rather than precedes "Pinafore" as part of the same set. My only quarrel with the series as a whole is the lack of a good basso profundo, especially for the role of Pooh-Bah. Using opera star Geraint Evans as Ko-Ko, Jack Point, and the Duke of Plaza-Toro was not a good idea, since he does not have that lightness of voice and sparkle the roles require. But George Baker takes over in the other comic leads; and it is difficult to believe that this man had made a "Mikado" recording back in 1917 and was still going strong. Oh, of course, now and then the patter songs take their toll. But Baker is a G&S legend and I am one of the thousands who love him.

The leading tenor (in 7 of the 9 recordings) is Richard Lewis, whose voice may not be as characterful as some of the D'Oyly Carte tenors of old but is beautiful to hear. The leading soprano is Elsie Morison, who can tackle the coloratura of Josephine ("Pinafore") and Mabel ("Pirates") with no trouble. Sounding a little too mature, perhaps, for some of the other roles, her vocalizing more than makes up for it. Now remember that most of these singers have long operatic backgrounds and approach Sullivan's music in that mode.

When the EMI LPs were transferred to CDs, the extra time each disc could carry called for several "fillers" or what is now called "bonus" tracks. So as an added inducement to purchase this set, you will also hear Sullivan's symphonic alone in his overtures to three of the works not included, "Overture in C," "Symphony in E," "Overture di Ballo," incidental music to "The Tempest" and to "The Merchant of Venice," and the "Cello Concerto in D." They are taken from more recent recordings with different orchestras and conductors.

The booklet gives all the casts and tracking, along with synopses cued to the tracks. However, newcomers are advised to find a good edition of the plays so they can follow the words and perhaps pause between songs to read the equally clever dialogue as a group entertainment.

So even if you own other recordings of these immensely popular works, I am sure you will enjoy this EMI set very much indeed. And yes, some of the sets are still available separately in their individual jewel cases.

A gem!.......2003-08-13

This may not be a complete discography of their works, but what a pleasure it is to have. Forget about the librettos since they're public domain and can be easily found on the web. By the time you've finished listening to a few of these masterpieces, wonderfully conducted by Malcolm Sargent, you'll be like me; whistling and humming 'till you drop over with euphoria. Enjoy it!

Great Value and Some Unusual Items - OK performances.......2003-07-15

I give this set somewhat mixed reviews. On the positive side, it is a great value, is well-recorded (especially given that some of the recordings go back to the 50s) , and includes come unusual orchestral works, in addition to 9 operettas. On the negative side, I just don't think these are the best performances of the operettas, in that Sargent really does adopt tempos that often just too slow and the singers sometimes sound just a bit too serious for the roles. My favorite G&S are the recent Telarc performances (Pirates, Pinafore, Mikado, Trial by Jury, and Yeoman) -- great sound, fine singing, and very lively performances.

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OK as disco goes...

Bang a Gong
Witch Queen
Manufacturer: Unidisc Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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OK as disco goes..........2003-11-08

I just listened to the album. I think it's OK, and the influence of Gino Soccio is very apparent if you like his work. The fact that these are covers of "classic rock" songs is pretty clear. It seems to be in line with "disco-rock" fusion attempts of 1979. For lovers of purer disco, this one isn't a good choice.

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Witches Brew is by far something amazing that you must own!!

Witches' Brew

Manufacturer: Asv Living Era
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 1994-10-12

Tracks:

Danse Macabre - John Toth
A Night On The Bare Mountain - Sydney SO/Jose Serebrier
Two Russian Witches: Baba-Yaga - Orquesta Filarmonica De la Ciudad De Mexico/Enrique Batiz
Two Russian Witches: Kikimora - Orquesta Filarmonica De la Ciudad De Mexico/Enrique Batiz
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The Narnia Ste: Aslan - Marisa Robles/Christopher Hyde-Smith
Totentanz (Dance Of Death): Finale - Steven Mayer

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Witches Brew is by far something amazing that you must own!!.......2004-06-15

I love this CD.
I am a witch myself and love listening to this CD. I would consider it to be a musical genius.
My theme music if you will!

I LOVE IT!!

Tracks:

Overture
When Maiden Loves
When Maiden Loves
Tower Warders, Under Orders
Alas! I Waiver To And Fro
Is Life A Boon?
Here's A Man To Sing Jollity
I Have A Song To Sing, O
How Say You Maiden
I've Jibe And Joke
'Tis Done! I Am A Bride
Were I Thy Bride

Tracks:

Night Has Spread Her Pall Once More
Oh! A Private Buffoon Is A Lighthearted Loon
Hereupon We're Both Agreed
Free From His Fetters Grim
Stranger Adventure
Hark! What Was That, Sir?
Like A Ghost His Vigil Keeping
A Man Who Would Woo A Fair Maid
When A Wooer Goes A-wooing
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1950 Recording of Interest to G&S Fans.......2004-07-02

[I bow to the expertise of Frank Behrens, whose review is the first one submitted for this release. I beg you to read his review before you read mine. You'll learn something! And I only want to add a few things to what he has written.]

This recording by Isidore Godfrey, that stalwart conductor of the D'Oyly Carte Opera, conducting a performance by some of the great G&S stars of their day is worth having, even if the score is somewhat cut and none of the dialog is included. We have the inimitable Martyn Green as Jack Point; that is worth having if only for such patter songs as 'Oh! A private buffoon is a lighthearted loon' and his duet with Elsie 'I have a song to sing, O'. But the rest of the cast is marvelous, too. Having recently listened to some performances from the Ohio Light Opera company reminds me how much better the VOICES were in the D'Oyly Carte company, not to speak of their authentic accents. Mr Behrens made no mention of our Elsie Maynard, the soprano Muriel Harding, whose bright voice and rapid vibrato make for a charming heroine. I certainly echo what Mr Behrens says about all the other principals. I also want to mention the delightful performance of the faux-madrigal, 'When a wooer goes a-wooing,' sung by Elsie, Phoebe, Fairfax and Jack Point. Ah!

There is a bit of lagniappe on the second CD, namely some orchestral excerpts from a number of the G&S operettas played by the British Light Orchestra conducted by Stephen S. Moore, recorded in 1935. The sound is only fair, and to be honest the performances are only middling. If you're interested in a collection of orchestral music from the G&S canon I'd suggest you get a CD that contains Sir Charles Mackerras's 1951 arrangement fashioned for the ballet, 'Pineapple Poll,' and recorded several times by him.

Scott Morrison

Strangely cut but of historical value.......2004-06-22

It took only 54 years for the 1950 recording of Gilbert & Sullivan's "The Yeomen of the Guard" to appear on a CD at a budget price (two or three other labels had it at a quite expensive one). But now my favorite budget-priced company, Naxos of America, has included it in their Great Operetta Recordings series along with the so-called Martyn Green offerings of "HMS Pinafore," "The Mikado," "The Pirates of Penzance," "Patience," "Iolanthe," and "The Gondoliers." (This leaves only "Ruddigore" with Martyn Green and "Princess Ida" and "The Sorcerer" without him-and I do wish they would hurry.) All are conducted by G&S expert Isidore Godfrey.
Green is well known by G&S fans as the legendary comic lead with the D'Oyly Carte Company for many years and his recordings are treasured by many.

This particular Naxos set (8.110293-94) sits on two CDs, the first holding Act I and the second Act II with 9 wonderful little G&S-for-orchestra selections from 1935. "The Yeomen of the Guard" itself is (as all in the series were back then) without dialogue and it is not quite musically complete. It is missing the comic duet "Rapture, rapture" in Act II and two stanzas from the Act I finale, for no better reason than that the D'Oyly Carte Company had dropped them from its productions back then. What a shame.

The cast is adequate to quite good. Green is outstanding as a morose Jack Point who (on the stage at least) actually dies at the end. The bottomless basso of Richard Watson is just right for the idiotic Shadbolt, but the gorgeous mezzo of Ann Drummond-Grant is a bit too mature-sounding for "little Phoebe." Tenor Leonard Osborn has his usual vocal troubles and should have yielded to the then upcoming tenor Neville Griffiths, who here has the tiny role of Leonard Meryll.

D'Oyly Carte veteran Darrel Fancourt's voice had become a little leathery, but his Sgt. Meryll is full of character, making the loss of the duet even more unforgivable.

So this is really for G&S addicts, for whom this is of great historical interest, and for groups who plan to do "Yeomen" and want a good idea of the traditional delivery.

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